GT Guy (Rich Brooks) Still in Business ?


HighHP

GT Owner
Jun 3, 2019
466
Spokane, WA
Or, the battery is too tall. I had purchased and installed a new battery that should have fit, but the terminals contacted the plastic tray. I ended up installing the same number optima battery and it fit. Optima Red Top Group 25
 
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HighHP

GT Owner
Jun 3, 2019
466
Spokane, WA
The battery negative cable should NOT short to the battery tray or any other chassis parts, unless the cable ground/chassis connection is not good. The battery negative cable can touch any chassis metal with no problem, if it has a good connection to ground/chassis.
I attended a 530 car Mustang car show in Calgary over Labor Day Weekend. One of the guys in my travel group had a similar starting problem. Everything worked great with the key on. But, when he tried to start, everything went dead, no start. Turned out it was a bad cable connection. Under low load everything work normal, Under very high load, nothing. The bad connection would not handle the high amp load. When the bad connection was fixed - worked perfect.
 

KennethClay

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Oct 15, 2012
882
New York
Can this thread be split (or renamed)? The last Rich Brooks question was in 2021 (decidedly still in business / not dead).

Now it's an electrical question thread.